Description: This
course will be concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of
matter, including stoichiometry, atomic and molecular structure and theory, and
chemical periodicity.

Objectives:
Consistent with the goals of the UNCP General Education Program (see p. 23 of
the UNCP catalog),
the activities associated with this course are designed to provide students an
understanding of the fundamental principles of chemistry, to solve problems and
to think critically and creatively.

Format: The conventional lecture format will be the
primary teaching method employed in this course. Because of the importance of
quantitative data manipulation in chemistry, students should bring
scientific calculators to each class meeting to allow for participation in group problem-solving sessions.

While exposure to chemicals commonly
encountered in a university laboratory setting pose no or low risk to an adult,
they can pose a significantly higher level of hazard to a fetus. Many of these
hazards are not well studied, and it is not known what exposure level is safe
for a fetus. It is therefore prudent for pregnant women to limit the
unnecessary exposure of a fetus to any chemicals. This is especially true if
the chemicals are mutagenic (causes damage to chromosomes) or teratogenic (causes birth defects and/or fetal death).

If you have recently become pregnant or
anticipating becoming pregnant while you are enrolled in a laboratory course,
please inform your laboratory instructor and s/he will provide, upon request,
the Material Safety Data Sheets for the chemicals you will be exposed to during
this course. You can then discuss with your physician the potential hazards
these chemicals pose to the fetus in order to make a choice as to whether or
not to stay enrolled in the laboratory course during your pregnancy.

Dates

Chapters

Topics

August 14-19

Ch 1

Introduction, Matter and Measurement

August 21-26

Ch 2

Atoms, Molecules and Ions

August 28

Review 1

Ch 1 and 2

August 30

Test 1

Ch 1 and 2

September 4-9

Ch 3

Stoichiometry, Formulas
and Equations

September 11-16

Ch 4

Aqueous Reactions and Solutions Stoichiometry

September 18

Review 2

Ch 3 and 4

September 20

Test 2

Ch 3 and 4

September 23-27

Ch 5

Thermochemistry

September 30-October 4

Ch 6

Electronic Structure of Atoms

October 7

Review 3

Ch 5 and 6

October 9

Test 3

Ch 5 and 6

October 14-18

Ch 7

Periodic Proprieties of the elements

October 21-25

Ch 8

Basic concepts of chemical bonding

October 28

Review 4

Ch 7-8

October 30

Test 4

Ch 7-8

November 1-6

Ch 9

Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories

November 8-13

Ch 10

Gases

November 15-26

Review 5

Ch 1-10

December 2

Final test

Course
Requirements: Graded assignments for this
course will include four preterm tests and a comprehensive final exam.Pertinent questions and problems will
frequently be suggested for work outside of class, though submission of these
assignments is not required.

Evaluation/Grading: Graded assignments will be scored on a 100-point scale. Course grades
will likewise be computed on a 100-point scale based on the average of the four
preterm test scores (75% total) and the final exam (25%).Letter grades for the course will be
assigned according to the following scale:100-95=A, 94-90=A-, 89-87=B+, 86-83=B,
82-80=B-, 79-77=C+, 76-73=C, 72-70=C-, 69-67=D+, 66-63=D, 62-60=D-, 59 and
below=FThese letter grades will then be converted to
the 4-point QPA scale by the University Registrar's Office prior to being
recorded on student transcripts (see p. 41 of the UNCP catalog).

Attendance: Poor attendance typically results in
poor performance on graded assignments and, consequently, low course
grades. Though attendance per se is not factored into this
course's grading scheme, students will be required to sign an attendance roster
at each class meeting for purely bookkeeping purposes.As CHM 1300 is a course included in the
UNCP General Education curriculum, the policy regarding excessive absence
reporting will be followed (see pp. 49-50 of the UNCP catalog). For religious holiday policy please refer to
the following website for details: http://www.uncp.edu/chem_phy/religiousholidaypolicy.pdf.

Honor Code: Students are expected to follow the UNCP
Honor Code (see pp. 49-51 of the UNCP catalog); settled cases involving first-offense violation of the Honor Code will
result in a minimum penalty of course failure.